$265 ▲ +43.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $185
- 2016: $216
- 2021: $265
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Applethorpe · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Applethorpe, where a high proportion of residents own their homes outright. Almost every home here is a separate house, creating a landscape of large family dwellings that are far more common than in the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Applethorpe — lower than 55% of areas.
| Applethorpe | $265 |
|---|---|
| 4378, QLD | $265 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $1,300, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,733. Renters also pay much less than the national average, with the usual weekly rent sitting at $265.
$265 ▲ +43.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Applethorpe, $200–$349 is the majority at 62%; Under $200 is next at 21%.
In Applethorpe, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 44%, followed by Under $1,000 (31%) and $1,800–$2,999 (25%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 46.4% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the Australian average of 31.0%. Only 17.9% of households rent, which is far below the 30.6% seen across the country.
17.9% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.4% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Applethorpe, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (31%) and Rented (18%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 99.0% of all dwellings, far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes tend to be large, with 83.7% having three or more bedrooms, and slightly more people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
99.0% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.7% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Applethorpe, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Applethorpe, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 5 or more (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Applethorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30069/applethorpe/topic/housing-dwellings